First, I loved this story. But the book itself... Andrea Bartz goes a bit overboard, for my taste, giving the deep background for the protagonist’s thoughts and actions. Part of this is a female author vs. male author style: If John Grisham had written this book, it would have been a hundred pages shorter and just as interesting. But if you like female authors, and/or lots and lots of detail, and you enjoy intelligent thrillers, I think you’ll love this book.

I love a good mystery novel, also having lived in Brooklyn for eight years I thought this would be a great read. Little did I realize that it would quite literally transport me back to some of the best years of my life (2009-2016). It didn’t take me long to start noticing some of these events and storylines seemed really familiar to me. The parties, the roommates, the rooftop and most definitely the apartment explosion. Calhoun is actually a real place, called the Mckibbin Lofts where I lived for many amazing years. Great read!